PUBLIC ASSISTANCE


Mesaba offers all of its associates confidential counseling and referral services through T.E.A.M. (Total Employee Assistance Management). Their purpose is to help people deal with personal problems including but not limited to:

Substance Abuse
Emotional
Family
Marital

T.E.A.M. also provides an advocacy and referral service to help individuals address financial and legal problems.


You can speak with a T.E.A.M. counselor by calling:
(651) 642-0182 or (800) 634-7710
24 hours a day/7 days a week


Food Shelves:
http://www.pcma.org/source/community/network/usa/how/organization.asp


Minnesota Assistance

State of MN Unemployment Benefit Online Application:
http://www.mnworkforcecenterui.org/uiben/intro.htm

State of MN assistance programs:
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/CFS/Services/default.htm

Minnesota listing of community action agencies by County:
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/cfs/oeo/counties.htm

MinnesotaCare Health Insurance Info:
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/HealthCare/programs/minnesotacare.htm

Minnesota Food Share:
http://www.gmcc.org/foodshare


Michigan Assistance

Michigan Unemployment Benefit Online/Telephone Application:
http://www.michigan.gov/uia/

Michigan Income Support information (this site links medical assitance):
http://www.michigan.gov/emi/0,1303,7-102-112_216---,00.html


Family Independence Agency (links to food shelves):
http://www.michigan.gov/fia


Tennesee Assistance

State of TN Unemployment Benefit Online Application:
http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/labor/

State of TN labor info:
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/esdiv.html

State of TN assitance (includes links to medical assistance and food assistance):
http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/adult-family.htm


Employees are encouraged to contact your mortagage company, credit card companies, insurance companies, and any other debt payment institution. Explain that you have been laid off and request that your payments be lowered or postponed.